Stellenbosch vs Polokwane City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Stellenbosch played against Polokwane City in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The game was played on December 3, 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

Stellenbosch has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Polokwane City has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Stellenbosch scores 0.69 goals per game and allows 1.23. Polokwane City scores 0.69 and allows 0.54. Games in this league average 1.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 31% of Stellenbosch's games and 31% of Polokwane City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 23% and 15%, compared with league averages of 39% for BTTS and 29% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Polokwane City has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 1.30 per game. Stellenbosch takes 9.7 shots per game, while Polokwane City takes 11.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Stellenbosch leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.54 goals per game after halftime. Polokwane City leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.31 after halftime.

When the teams score

Stellenbosch's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (3 goals). For Polokwane City, it is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier Soccer League games average 1.95 goals. Both teams score in 39% of games, and 29% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 2
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

57Possession (%)43
StellenboschPolokwane City
15Shots12
StellenboschPolokwane City
6Shots on target2
StellenboschPolokwane City
1.66xG1.17
StellenboschPolokwane City
8Corners3
StellenboschPolokwane City
42Dangerous attacks38
StellenboschPolokwane City
14Fouls7
StellenboschPolokwane City
2Cards3
StellenboschPolokwane City

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

StellenboschPolokwane City
0.69Goals scored / game0.69
StellenboschPolokwane City
1.23Goals allowed / game0.54
StellenboschPolokwane City
52%Average possession44%
StellenboschPolokwane City
2.85Shots on target / game3.15
StellenboschPolokwane City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.69Shots per game11.92
StellenboschPolokwane City
2.85Shots on target3.15
StellenboschPolokwane City
7.1%Shot conversion5.8%
StellenboschPolokwane City
52%Possession44%
StellenboschPolokwane City
1.3xG for1.41
StellenboschPolokwane City
1.39xG against1.25
StellenboschPolokwane City

Shooting quality

Stellenbosch: BalancedPolokwane City: Balanced
StellenboschPolokwane City
Accuracy (shots on target)29%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Polokwane City is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Stellenbosch · 1.6 pts / game - Polokwane City

Stellenbosch
DWLLW
Season result split
23% W23% D54% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-7
0.92 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Polokwane City
WLDWD
Season result split
38% W38% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-3
1.54 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Polokwane City is 128% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.23 goals / game - Stellenbosch · 0.54 goals / game - Polokwane City

Stellenbosch scoring profile: more difficult

Stellenbosch scores in 38% of games (5 of 13 meczów), while Polokwane City keeps a clean sheet in 46% (6 of 13 meczów).

Polokwane City scoring profile: strong

Polokwane City scores in 54% of games (7 of 13 meczów), while Stellenbosch keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)9
StellenboschPolokwane City
16Goals conceded (season)7
StellenboschPolokwane City
1.92Average goals per game1.23
StellenboschPolokwane City
6Goals scored (last 5)3
StellenboschPolokwane City
8Goals conceded (last 5)2
StellenboschPolokwane City

How often they score at least...

38%1 goal54%
StellenboschPolokwane City
15%2 goals15%
StellenboschPolokwane City
8%3 goals0%
StellenboschPolokwane City
8%4 goals0%
StellenboschPolokwane City

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal54%
StellenboschPolokwane City
38%2 goals0%
StellenboschPolokwane City
8%3 goals0%
StellenboschPolokwane City
0%4 goals0%
StellenboschPolokwane City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

39%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time8%
StellenboschPolokwane City
8%BTTS in both halves0%
StellenboschPolokwane City
8%Scored in both halves8%
StellenboschPolokwane City

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS15%
StellenboschPolokwane City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
StellenboschPolokwane City
40%BTTS - last 520%
StellenboschPolokwane City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time54%
StellenboschPolokwane City
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time8%
StellenboschPolokwane City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
StellenboschPolokwane City

2nd half

54%Min. 1 goal after half-time46%
StellenboschPolokwane City
15%Min. 2 goals after half-time15%
StellenboschPolokwane City
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
StellenboschPolokwane City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Polokwane City is 284% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.38 pts / game - Stellenbosch · 1.46 pts / game - Polokwane City

Stellenbosch - half-time state
0% leading38% draw62% trailing
Polokwane City - half-time state
31% leading54% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.38Points per game (1st half)1.46
StellenboschPolokwane City
0.15Goals scored (1st half)0.38
StellenboschPolokwane City
0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.23
StellenboschPolokwane City
1Average goals (1st half)0.62
StellenboschPolokwane City
23%Clean sheet before half-time77%
StellenboschPolokwane City
85%No goal before half-time62%
StellenboschPolokwane City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per game (2nd half)1.08
StellenboschPolokwane City
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.31
StellenboschPolokwane City
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.31
StellenboschPolokwane City
0.92Average goals (2nd half)0.62
StellenboschPolokwane City
69%Clean sheet after half-time69%
StellenboschPolokwane City
69%No goal after half-time77%
StellenboschPolokwane City

Stellenbosch - second-half results

31% W46% D23% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.38
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Polokwane City - second-half results

15% W62% D23% L
19
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Stellenbosch - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.40
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Polokwane City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.80
Goals scored / game0.60.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game0.80.2
1 goal80%20%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Stellenbosch
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
6
31-45
3
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Polokwane City
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
3
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.57
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
81%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
31%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
21%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
29%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Stellenbosch

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Polokwane City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.72
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.71
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
47%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Soccer League).

Teams vs league

StellenboschLigaPolokwane City
Average goals per game 1.921.95 1.23
Both teams scored 31%39% 31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 23%29% 15%
Clean sheets 23%36% 46%
Goal before half-time 77%61% 54%
Goal after half-time 54%70% 46%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.95
Average goals per game
39%
Both teams scored
29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
36%
Clean sheets
1.16
Home goals / game
0.79
Away goals / game
+47%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defensive advantage
+27%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. StellenboschYellow cardMuzomuhle Mcebiseni Khanyi
  2. Polokwane CityGoalLebohang Petrus Nkaki
  3. Polokwane CityGoalThabelo TshikwetaAssist: Tlou Nkwe
  4. StellenboschGoalLangelihle Phili
  5. Polokwane CitySubstitutionOn: Mokibelo Simon RamabuOff: Keorapetse Sebone
  6. Polokwane CityYellow cardTlou Nkwe
  7. Polokwane CityYellow cardPuleng Dennis Tlolane
  8. Polokwane CityYellow cardBrian Bwire
  9. Polokwane CitySubstitutionOn: Mpho MvundlelaOff: Mokibelo Simon Ramabu
  10. StellenboschYellow cardTuran Manafov

FAQ

What was the result of Stellenbosch vs Polokwane City?

The Premier Soccer League match finished Stellenbosch 1:2 Polokwane City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Stellenbosch vs Polokwane City?

Stellenbosch score 0.69 goals per game on average and Polokwane City 0.69. The Premier Soccer League average is 1.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 29% of games. Both teams score in 31% of Stellenbosch's matches and 31% of Polokwane City's.

What form are Stellenbosch and Polokwane City in?

Over the last 5 games Stellenbosch have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Polokwane City 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Stellenbosch vs Polokwane City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Stellenbosch vs Polokwane City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.